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Hundreds of extra buses added for Luke Combs Sydney fans

With a 'Hurricane' of Luke Combs fans heading for Sydney Olympic Park this weekend, take advantage of free public transport and leave cars at home

When it comes to travelling to the Luke Combs concert in Sydney this coming weekend, ditch your ‘Fast Car’ and opt for the free public transport options instead.

With more than 160,000 fans expected over both concert nights on Friday January 31 and Saturday February 1, avoid getting caught in traffic delays and having a ‘Houston, We Got a Problem’ moment by using your concert ticket instead of Opal card.

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“Hundreds of extra trains and buses will run to Sydney Olympic Park, and the cost of travel is already included in your concert ticket, all you need to do is show your concert ticket to transport staff when boarding services,” Transport dor NSW coordinator-general Howard Collins says.

“Express and limited-stop trains will run frequently from Central and Western Line stations to Olympic Park on concert days, with frequent return services after each show. From Olympic Park station, the stadium is a short 10-minute walk away.”

Major event buses will run frequently on all nine routes from mid-afternoon each day, along with frequent buses after the show each night. 

On Friday, services will run from 3.12pm until 7.03pm, depending on the route, while on Saturday, services will run from 3.34pm until 7.08pm, depending on the route.

Return buses will run frequently after the show, last buses leave at midnight each night.

“We anticipate there will be some heavy peak hour traffic across the network on Friday evening, if you do choose to drive, please plan your trip and leave home early,” Collins says. 

“On Friday, fans travelling from the Central Coast & Newcastle Line should allow extra travel time as trains from 5.15pm to 8.40pm will end at Hornsby. Fans will need to change to get a train to Strathfield to connect with express trains to Olympic Park.”

Luke Combs concertgoers travelling from the regions are encouraged to connect with transport services to continue travel into Olympic Park if they want to avoid significant traffic delays.

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